Concord, NC – David Robinson of Sandersville, GA has three eGolf Tour wins to his credit, but none since his magical year of 2008. With three wins that season alone, the easy-going Southerner is in position to claim a fourth this week at the Cabarrus Classic presented by VisitCabarrus.com. Rounds of 67-68-70—205 have Robinson clinging to a one-shot lead with 18 holes still to play.

Robinson began the third round at host Cabarrus Country Club tied with longtime PGA and Nationwide Tour player Joe Daley at 9-under 135, three shots clear of the field. Playing in the day's final pairing alongside Tadd Fujikawa, Robinson played flawless golf for the vast majority of the day.

Joe DaleyBirdies at Nos. 2, 9 and 13 kept Robinson atop the leaderboard with Daley, who had notched birdies at 6, 7 and 11 to stay tied at 12-under for the tournament. It wasn't until the daunting par-3 15th that Robinson was able to achieve some separation.

Playing to a third-round average of 3.66, the watery par-3 15th was literally taking prisoners with a tempting front-right hole location that invited countless Titleists to tempt the shaved bank up front. For Joe Daley, it wasn't the bank as much as the treacherous putting surface that served warning to the hole's arduous nature. The two-time Nationwide Tour winner four putted for a double-bogey five and fell two shots behind the steady-yet-unspectacular play of Robinson.

Finally in the lead, Robinson came to the 613-yard par-5 18th eyeing a birdie to extend his newfound two-shot cushion, but instead gave one away on one of architect George Cobb's most difficult three-shot holes.

"I played really solid all day and didn't make any bogies – until I got to the 18th," said Robinson. "I hit 3-wood for my layup shot and buried it in the rough. With the pin on the front near the creek, I played for a jumper to come out hot to the back of the green, but it came out dead and wound up in the water."

The small creek fronting the 18th green is no more than 10 feet wide, but sits as a cautionary reminder of the hole's difficulty when the pin is up front.

"I actually made an 8-footer for bogey, so it could have been worse. It's a good finishing hole – you've got to hit three good shots."

Ryan CarterThe bogey dropped Robinson back down to 11-under for the event, just one shot clear of Daley and lefty Ryan Carter, who had posted a third-round 68 to move up into a tie for second at 10-under 206.

For Robinson, Saturday's final round presents an opportunity to get back into the winner's circle after a near one-and-a-half year hiatus. After winning three times in 2008 and collecting over $100,000 in single-season earnings, the former Georgia State & College star has yet to win again.

A conditional Nationwide Tour player for two years running now, Robinson spent time between the two tours in 2009 and amazingly only picked up two top-10s in 14 starts on the eGolf Tour. When asked if he still remembered how to win and the feeling of that final group, Robinson shrugged his shoulders and nodded to the fact that tomorrow will be no time to let off the gas.

"There is a lot of golf left, and I know if I don't play well tomorrow that there will be plenty of people right there to step in," Robinson said after his round. "It feels like it's been five years (since winning). I won three times in 2008, but it still feels like a long time ago. I feel good about my game. Who knows? We'll see."

Carter, a native of Hacienda Heights, CA, is having the up-and-down sort of tournament that drives some players mad. Certainly more birdies than bogeys through 54 holes, but there have been plenty of both. A round of 68 on Friday was achieved via seven birdies and three bogeys, and the two preceding rounds of 67-71 included 11 birdies and five bogeys combined.

Long-hitting Jason Kokrak of Bradenton Beach, FL and Tadd Fujikawa of Honolulu, HI are tied for fourth at 9-under 207. Kokrak managed to collect a T5 finish at the season-opening Palmetto Hall Championship, while Fujikawa is still looking for his first top-30 finish in his third start of 2010.

The round of the day came from Brandon Knaub of Loganville, PA. Knaub made the cut with one shot to spare following rounds of 70-73, but then lit Cabarrus Country Club up to the tune of seven birdies and zero bogeys en route to a 7-under 65. His round was the low of the day by two shots and tied Chris Epperson's first-round 65 for best of the tournament. Knaub's round moved him from a tie for 53rd up 47 spots into solo sixth.

The final round will begin at 8:20 AM at Cabarrus Country Club on Saturday, with players playing in threesomes off of Nos. 1 and 10. The tournament is open to the public and free of charge.